Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-04-21

IT CONvENES IN EXTRAORDINARY SESsIoN-MESsAGE
FROM GOV. WILSON.
A special to the Baltimore Sun says: Pursuant
to the governors call, the legislature OF West
Virginia met at Charleston at noon yesterday IN
extraordinary session. Both houses promptly
organized and joint committee was appointed TO
notify Gov Wilson that the legislature was ready
for business, shortly after which a message from
the executive was received and read The gov
ernOr calls attention TO the fact that the extra
session is asked TO make appropriations oil public
money to pay the general charges upon the treas
nry; TO make appropriations to pay members Of
regulate the cost, charges and proceedings In
criminal cases before Justices OF the peace and
circuit courts; providing for and limiting the
allowances for maintenance OF inmates in jail; to
provide for securing such relief TO the people or
the state as may be had from the act recently
passed by Congress entitled an act TO regulate
commerce; to prohibit Railroad companies from
carrying or conveying public officers over their
roads Tree of charge, or at a less charge than
the usual rate for other persons, and TO
abolish absolutely the free-pass system; TO pro-
hlbiJ railroad companies from carrying or convey
ing delegates TO political conventions over their
roads free OF charge or at less charge than Is
made for all other such delegates 10 such conyen-
lions, and 10 define what shall constitute politi
cal convention; TO prohibit the Use OF money, and
all other improper, fraudulent and corrupt means
10 secure nominations by political parties or cleo
ton to public oi1ice TO provide for the acceptance
ana confirmation OF the reports or the joint boun-
dairy commission on the boundary lines between
West Virginia and Pennsylvania; TO provide for
Virginia and Maryland; TO provide for establish
ing the boundary line between West Virginia and
Virginia; for the Senate To act upon executive
nominations for Office.
The free-pass question was referred to the CON-
mittee on railroads, and that part OF the message
cases was referred TO the judiciary committed.
THE sENAToRsHIP QUESTION.
In the house joint resolution was introduced In
the afternoon expressing the sense Of the leg1Sla
ture in regard to its duty la the matter OF the
vacancy existing in the representation OF this
State in the Senate OF the United states. The
resolution recites the failure of the legislature TO
elect at the recent session OF the legislature and
fixes Tuesday, May B. as the day upon which 70
proceed to I'LL such vacancy In the manner pre-
scribed by the Revised Statutes OF the United
States. The resolution will be acted upon to-day.
Young Bernhard as a Slugxer.
REPORTED TO HAVE KNOCKED OUT A NEW YORKER N
A TwELvE-FO0T RING.
The New York Star says: At very late hour Tues
day night il was reported up town that Maurice
Bernhardt, son OF Madame Sara, had been one OF
the principals in prize fight which came on in an
improvised twelve-foot ring In club house well
known to and much freQuented by the swell
young men about town. Who young BernhardtS
opponent was is not positively known, but he Is
said to be one Hastings, q Well-kn0wn fak1r ana a
handy man with his feet. According To reports
young Maurice has, ever since his arrival In New
York, been anxious to sample New York science
What he starts out to do he usually accOmpllsheA
and it is said q match was arranged very quietly
and fought. II was 50 late when the con-
testants entered the ring that judge, referee bot
tle-holders, and timekeepers were dispensed with,
and Hastings and Bernhard began round one
The fight was not chopped up into rounds, but
when il once got under way it rolled right on until
the end OF the fight. The ring was knocked out OF
shape. Bernhardt stood like statue OF Greek
god over a fallen foe. Hastings was the fallen foe
He looked as IL some one had laid him the floor
and then jumped on him until he was wedged into
the cracks. II he had been run through sausage
machine he could not have looked worse. Some
one raised him up TO continue the Tight, but he
sighed 0Iet me die In peace" and the night was
over. The fakir was knocked out. An hour later
carefully bundled up In bits OF steak, oysters, and
cracked ice he was driven TO his home In q cab.